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I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
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No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
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When I was 3-8 years old I was molested by different people. One of the perpetrators was my older brother, bullies/friends from school, and I was hurt online by men. I don’t like myself. I sexually assaulted kids when I was younger. I thought it was normal. My cousin and 2 other boys dry humped me when I was 10. 2 of the boys were 6 and the other one was ten like me. I feel so much guilt everytime I think about it. I have an addiction to masterbating and I hate looking at myself. I committed COCSA and it kills me everytime I think about it. I wish that I was dead. I hate the fact that I got hurt because I started to hurt others the same way. I wonder if my cousin hates me. Because I hate me. My heart is in shambles and I wanna cry and just fall apart on the floor until I can’t breathe. I’m so overwhelmed with guilt and shame I don’t know what to do…someone please tell me what to do…
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As someone who is in the process of court hearings due to rape and sexual assault. It would be nice to find support and speak to others who are in similar situations.
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So very thankful you have set this up! What a great way to know for us to know we're not alone. That what happened matters. And our stories are important. We hear you survivor!
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Thank you for reading this. I wish I could give you a hot cup of tea and a big blanket to wrap yourself in. I'm sending you my love and hope and prayers. Please remember me.
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Healing means to finally understand why I allowed the abuse, to realize no one should be able to hurt you in any form of abuse no matter what the situation, to learn to love and value my whole self and to truly forgive so I don't have darkness in my heart.
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Healing to me is finding courage to know who you are, and not letting your trauma get the better of you. everything that went wrong in my life made me who I am today. I am stronger because of my pain. And no one can take that away from me.
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What healing means to me well I've been doing a lot of coping skills like going hiking and cooking it keeps my mind busy
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Don't let the things someone else decided was okay determine who you are, grow from it. Use it as fuel to make yourself someone you feel safe with, someone a child, teenager, or adult would feel comfortable asking for help. You are not your trauma, you are you and you are loved and worth being here.
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No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
Report
As someone who is in the process of court hearings due to rape and sexual assault. It would be nice to find support and speak to others who are in similar situations.
Report
Thank you for reading this. I wish I could give you a hot cup of tea and a big blanket to wrap yourself in. I'm sending you my love and hope and prayers. Please remember me.
Report
What healing means to me well I've been doing a lot of coping skills like going hiking and cooking it keeps my mind busy
Report
I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
Report
So very thankful you have set this up! What a great way to know for us to know we're not alone. That what happened matters. And our stories are important. We hear you survivor!
Report
When I was 3-8 years old I was molested by different people. One of the perpetrators was my older brother, bullies/friends from school, and I was hurt online by men. I don’t like myself. I sexually assaulted kids when I was younger. I thought it was normal. My cousin and 2 other boys dry humped me when I was 10. 2 of the boys were 6 and the other one was ten like me. I feel so much guilt everytime I think about it. I have an addiction to masterbating and I hate looking at myself. I committed COCSA and it kills me everytime I think about it. I wish that I was dead. I hate the fact that I got hurt because I started to hurt others the same way. I wonder if my cousin hates me. Because I hate me. My heart is in shambles and I wanna cry and just fall apart on the floor until I can’t breathe. I’m so overwhelmed with guilt and shame I don’t know what to do…someone please tell me what to do…
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Healing means to finally understand why I allowed the abuse, to realize no one should be able to hurt you in any form of abuse no matter what the situation, to learn to love and value my whole self and to truly forgive so I don't have darkness in my heart.
Report
Healing to me is finding courage to know who you are, and not letting your trauma get the better of you. everything that went wrong in my life made me who I am today. I am stronger because of my pain. And no one can take that away from me.
Report
Don't let the things someone else decided was okay determine who you are, grow from it. Use it as fuel to make yourself someone you feel safe with, someone a child, teenager, or adult would feel comfortable asking for help. You are not your trauma, you are you and you are loved and worth being here.
Report
This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
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